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Bute SA 5560

328 addresses · 49 streets

Grey Electorate › Barunga West LGA › Bute · 131 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Bute is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 389 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $869 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

389Population
51Median age
$869Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bute itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bute

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bute SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.6% · Labour-force participation 45.1%

Population by age in Bute
Population by age, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1449
15-1923
20-249
25-3422
35-4445
45-5454
55-6458
65-7467
75-8443
85+5
Dwelling types in Bute
Dwelling types, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
House161
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other5
Households by weekly income in Bute
Households by weekly income, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49952
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Bute
Top ancestries, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
English199
Australian170
Irish37
German33
Ancestry NS29
Scottish25
Housing tenure in Bute
Housing tenure, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned93
Mortgage43
Rented23
Other5
Cars per household in Bute
Cars per household, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
09
156
255
329
4+16
Commute to work in Bute
Commute to work, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car74
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle0
Home20
Top countries of birth in Bute
Top countries of birth, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
England15
Languages used at home in Bute
Languages used at home, Bute SA (ABS Census 2021)
Polish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

244 bird observations recorded near Bute — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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